And the Captain happily mentions to Bob that Alik Federov has his ass in a crack in a bad way, and is trying to bluster rather than nicely ask for help. Especially since Bob just saved the whole darned nation-ship, and the Captain is most likely grateful for that.

If Federov was asking honestly for help, the first bargaining chip would be to get Bob some eyes that look like natural eyes. It's not a big thing. But you get that contract in blood, and they leave a f-ing huge security deposit till they follow through. Like a battleship - though they are hard to pawn.